Chinese Journal of Catalysis ›› 2009, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (2): 89-91.

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Preparation of Silica Sol-Supported NiB Nanoclusters and Their Catalytic Hydrogenation Performance

YAN Hong, LI Wei*, ZHANG Minghui, TAO Keyi   

  1. Institute of New Catalytic Materials Science, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
  • Received:2009-02-25 Online:2009-02-25 Published:2012-11-21

Abstract: Amorphous NiB supported on silica sol was synthesized by chemical reduction. The size of active Ni was 1-2 nm, and the distribution of the c omponents was regular. NiB/silica sol exhibited a higher hydrogenation activity than commercial Raney Ni.

Key words: silica sol, support, amorphous, nickel, boron, nanocluster, hydrogenation